Census 2022 shows that the population of Waterford grew by 10% to 127,363 people, between April 2016 and April 2022.
Of Waterford’s population, 64,268 people are female and 63,095 are male.
The number of people aged 65 and over continues to grow. This age group increased by 21% to over 21,000.
Dual Irish citizens increased to 3,562 people and non-Irish citizens account for 11% of the county’s population.
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In Waterford, nearly 14 thousand people worked from home at least one day a week in 2022. This represented 25% of the workforce compared to the national figure of 32%.
Nationally, Ireland's population has grown by 8% to 5,149,139 - the first time it has surpassed the 5-million mark in over 100 years.
